Director of Projects- Construction

Job Information

Date Opened

06/09/2026

Job Type

Full time

Work Experience

15+ years in construction, including 5+ years in senior leadership; strong real estate development and contractor management experience

Job Opening Status

Open

Industry

Real Estate

City

Muscat

State/Province

Masqat

Country

Sultanate of Oman

Zip/Postal Code

0000

Job Purpose

• Provide executive leadership over all construction projects to ensure delivery on time, within budget, to approved quality standards, and in compliance with contracts, authorities, safety, and business objectives.
  

• Lead multiple construction projects from pre-construction planning to handover and defects liability.
  
• Set execution strategies, project priorities, resource plans, reporting structures, and delivery controls.

Time & Cost Control

• Approve and monitor master schedules, baseline programs, cash flows, procurement plans, and progress reports.
  
• Track budget variances, change orders, claims, payment certificates, and cost-to-complete forecasts.

Consultants & Contractors

• Manage consultants, contractors, suppliers, and internal project teams to achieve contractual obligations.
  
• Lead progress meetings, resolve technical/commercial issues, and escalate critical risks to management.

Quality, HSE & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with drawings, specifications, authority approvals, building codes, QA/QC, and HSE requirements.
  
• Implement inspection processes, handover standards, snagging procedures, and documentation controls.

Risk & Stakeholders

• Identify design, authority, procurement, cost, legal, and site risks with mitigation actions.
  
• Coordinate with sales, marketing, finance, procurement, legal, authorities, and owners on project matters.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field; PMP/RICS/Chartered status preferred.
  

• 15+ years in construction, including 5+ years in senior leadership; strong real estate development and contractor management experience.
  

• Project controls, contracts, FIDIC basics, planning, cost control, authority approvals, QA/QC, HSE, value engineering, claims management.
  

• Leadership, decisiveness, negotiation, accountability, strategic thinking, crisis management, integrity, stakeholder management.